Did You Know...
...that "patent leather" got its name because the process of applying the polished black finish to leather was once patented?
PatentStorm News
Make the Most of Our Site
See this month's Top Inventors and Most Cited Patents.
Stay on top of the latest innovations by subscribing to an RSS feed.
Registered users: Manage your profile.
| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7260614 | Methods and systems for scalable streaming of images with client-side control Embodiments of the present invention provide systems and methods for managing and transmitting image data. Some embodiments are particularly suited to streaming JPEG 2000 images from a web server. ... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7257792 | Wiring board design aiding apparatus, design aiding method, storage medium, and computer program In a design aiding apparatus of the present invention, a plane clearance setting unit acquires information showing a predetermined margin, a component placement unit determines a placement area of a component such that, as seen in a lamination direction of a multila... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7257518 | Fundamental method and its hardware implementation for the generic prediction and analysis of multiple scattering of waves in particulate composites This invention relates to a method and apparatus for the fundamental prediction, analysis, and parametric studies of the interaction of multiply scattered waves of any nature (acoustic, electromagnetic, elastic) with particulate composites (solid or fluid particulat... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7257519 | System and method for weighted correction of an eyepoint position A method is provided for correlating imprecise source data in a local coordinate system to a precise global eyepoint position for a global coordinate system within which the local coordinate system is located. The method includes the step of identifying key correlat... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7257803 | Method for constructing an integrated circuit device having fixed and programmable logic portions and programmable logic architecture for use therewith Integrated circuit devices having fixed and programmable logic portions are made by combining a hardware description language representation of the fixed logic and a hardware description language representation of the programmable logic to create a single hardware d... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7254801 | Synthesis aware placement: a novel approach that combines knowledge of possible resynthesis A system and method improves the effectiveness of logic duplication optimizations by dynamically allocating the usage of logic duplicates. Duplicate atoms in the user design are identified. Atoms satisfying heuristics can also be duplicated and added to the user des... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7254553 | Builders on-line assistant A method and apparatus are provided for servicing a customer of a builder by a third-party website provider. The method includes the steps of providing a first website by the third-party website provider for use by the customer in viewing and selecting product optio... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7251788 | Simulated speed-of-light delay for recreational benefit applications Recreations which simulate space travel with space communication simulate the communication delays that would inhere at space distances. Recreation-related communications are passed through a store-and-forward server in which they are stored before forwarding for a ... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7251221 | Automated installation of network service in a telecommunications network A communication line is installed in a network by automating a design phase and a configuration phase for the service and by automating failure recovery in either of the phases. In the design phase, an optimal route for the communication line is found, and the netwo... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7249250 | Remote order acceptance design system and elevator remote order acceptance method A specification plan of an order-made product suitable for a building structure plan is generated promptly. A WWW server 11 and a database server 12 are provided to the equipment designer's side. The database server 12 has a drawing datab... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7249115 | Network modelling According to a first aspect of the present invention there is provided a method of modelling a network comprising operating the network as a neural network and executing a neural network modelling algorithm on the network, whereby the network models its own response... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7249005 | Design software incorporating efficient 3-D rendering Design software in accordance with an implementation of the present invention is configured to provide believable three-dimensional representations of user selections in real-time. Design elements that would otherwise be difficult to efficiently render three-dimensi... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7249028 | Manufacturing labor cost estimator A method, apparatus and code product for estimating labor costs associated with producing a printed circuit board assembly. ... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7249004 | Mill roll analysis system A mill roll analysis system is described that includes a user interface module, a structural analysis engine, and an analysis control script. The user interface module receives mill roll design data from a remote user via a computer network. The analysis control scr... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7248992 | Combined feature dimensional parameter analysis A computerized method is disclosed for determining the size and location effects of simulated or manufactured features on an object, determining the transformation of a pattern of features, determining usable feature size within a pattern of features, and determinin... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7246044 | Method for aiding space design using network, system therefor, and server computer of the system Provided is an environment which enables a user to implement 3D space design on a computer accessible to a server computer via a network. The server computer includes a layout design program which is operable on a screen activated by a browser of the client computer... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7245984 | Horizontally structured manufacturing process modeling: exterior linked representational embodiment A method of horizontally structured manufacturing process modeling for large process models comprising: selecting a blank for machining into an actual part; and establishing a coordinate system. The method also includes: creating a master process model in a first fi... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7246085 | Electronic catalogue system, server, and medium for displaying on one screen images of a commercial product and articles for comparison An electronic catalogue system which, for easy sensory recognition of the size of a commercial product which is displayed in an electronic catalogue, displays on one screen the image of the commercial product together with the image of an article for comparison whic... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7246055 | Open system for simulation engines to communicate across multiple sites using a portal methodology An open system for multiple discrete, geographically disperse simulation engines to communicate with each other across a distributed electronic network, such as the Internet, comprises a portal accessible to the simulation engines over the network. Local portions of... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7243055 | Composite stacking sequence optimization for multi-zoned composites Method, apparatus, and computer program products are provided for optimizing a stacking sequence for a composite laminate having multiple zones to reduce the number or length of internal ply edges in the composite laminate with the most design rule compliant sequenc... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7242995 | E-manufacturing in semiconductor and microelectronics processes Architecture that facilitates management of a semiconductor and/or microelectronics manufacturing process. A manufacturing component in communication with the semiconductor and/or microelectronics process operates according to process conditions to output a product,... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7240309 | Design check system, design check method and design check program In a system that provides CAD layout-design information, by having the user acquire information such as circuit design or CAD layout data registered in a database, the user can analyze the acquired information, so there is a possibility that circuit-design or circui... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7240326 | System and method for obtaining display names from management models CIM elements are retrieved from the management definition object and a determination is made as to whether the element is a non-instance element or an instance element. If the element is a non-instance element and a qualifier is found in the management object, then ... | 07/03/2007 |
| H2195 | Technique for modeling shipboard systems and equipment The beam method and the “slice” method for ship modeling are melded. The method uses a detailed ship model in the ship section immediately surrounding the system or equipment under study and a beam model for the portions of the ship away from the detailed ship s... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7239985 | Methods, systems, and data structures for modeling information quality and maturity Methods, systems, and data structures for modeling information quality are provided. Information metrics, levels of maturity, and capabilities are integrated and linked with one another to provide an information quality and maturity assessment framework and tool. Th... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7231741 | Mobile cellular telephone tower A mobile cellular telephone tower comprises a self-propelled base and a tower connected to the base. The tower includes a base segment and at least a first extendable segment operatively connected to a second extendable segment. A winch is connected to the base, and... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7233831 | Systems and methods for controlling programmable lighting systems One embodiment of the present invention is directed to a control system. The control system may be adapted to control one or more lighting systems (e.g. stand-alone or networked lighting systems). The control system may also have a user interface (e.g. dial or butto... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7233885 | System and method for automatically customizing a product Certain exemplary embodiments comprise a computer-assisted method for specifying a customized product, the method comprising: responsive to a request for product information from a user, identifying the product; if a standard product corresponds to the identified pr... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7234018 | Layered crossbar for interconnection of multiple processors and shared memories A method and apparatus includes a plurality of processor groups each having a plurality of processor switch chips each having a plurality of processors and a processor crossbar, each processor connected to the processor crossbar; a plurality of switch groups each ha... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7234115 | Home entertainment system and method An entertainment system and method including controllable components dispersed among a plurality of locations and each having attributes associated therewith, a plurality of interconnections between the controllable components, a plurality of user interface devices,... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7231356 | Operating plan for machinery A methodology for engineering or re-engineering workflow management strategy, in furtherance of business excellence, is especially suitable for an organization whose business operations involve machinery. The methodology includes the identification of internal and/o... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7231316 | Method for performing a hazard review and safety analysis of a product or system A method for analyzing a system for safety to personnel or other systems is disclosed comprising: identifying at least one operating parameter of a first subcomponent of said product; identifying an inherent hazard of said first subcomponents based on an analysis of... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7229282 | Providing custom orthodontic treatment with appliance components from inventory Computer analysis is made of individual patient related data in order to select standard or pre-manufactured orthodontic appliances or appliance components (10) that are most likely to provide orthodontic treatment suitable for the individual patient. This an... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7231454 | Multimedia data relay system, multimedia data relay apparatus, and multimedia data relay method In this invention, relay processing is executed for multimedia data input from a server without using any storage device. A plurality of processing units that execute the same processing are prepared at each stage, and a unit that has ended processing is caused to e... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7228364 | System and method of SCSI and SAS hardware validation A system and method of SCSI and SAS hardware validation is disclosed. In one aspect, the present disclosure teaches a method of hardware validation in an information handling system including scanning an interconnection for hardware devices attached to the interconn... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7228314 | Apparatus and method for controlling user interface The user describes in advance conflict process rules, which indicate descriptions for avoiding conflicts that occur between setup data, in a conflict process rule description file (301). An inference engine (302) refers to this conflict process rule de... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7228503 | Method for remote mask data jobview through a network A method for remote mask data jobview through a network featuring 24-hour service, reduced cycle time and lower cost, whereby customers can obtain real time mask data access instead of downloading entire pattern files. Expensive CAD/CAM software is unnecessary for t... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7225175 | System and method of facilitating and evaluating user thinking about an arbitrary problem using visual feedback Preferred embodiments of the invention provide systems and methods of facilitating and evaluating user thinking about an arbitrary problem. The system includes first logic to facilitate user specification of the problem to populate a problem statement structure; sec... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7222316 | Board design aiding apparatus, board design aiding method and board design aiding program A board design aiding apparatus that simplifies a designed printed wiring board to predict a displacement quantity of the printed wiring board includes a layer thickness calculation section 21 for obtaining a mean thickness of an area of a board by a prescrib... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7222321 | System and method for manipulating an integrated circuit layout A system and method for manipulating an integrated circuit layout allowing for reuse and migration. The method comprises steps of identifying objects in a geometric layout to generate a first symbolic layout, nesting a plurality of objects in the first symbolic layo... | 05/22/2007 |
